Granted Patent B2

US 10,839,469 · App. 15/967,140 · Granted Nov 17, 2020

Inventor: Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA)

Assignee: Eagle View Technologies, Inc.

G06Q50/163G06Q10/10

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. One or more non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of computer executable instructions for running on one or more computer systems that when executed cause the one or more computer systems to:

identify a geographic location of a structure;

determine a pitch of a roof of the structure by analyzing one or more images showing the roof, at least one of the one or more images showing the roof obtained with a user device, the analyzing further comprising:

receiving a marker from a user that overlays the image and identifies a facet of an object for which the pitch is to be determined, the marker adjustable to indicate an angle of the facet;

calculating the pitch of the facet of the object using the indicated angle; and

adjusting the calculated pitch of the facet of the object based on an orientation value of the user device and a position of a point of the marker on the image, wherein adjusting the calculated pitch of the facet of the object comprises:

determining an angle of inclination of the user device; and

calculating an angular field of view based on a pixel displacement of the position of the point on the marker from a central pixel location of the image; and

generate a report for determination of an amount of materials needed for a construction project, wherein the report includes at least one image showing the structure and an estimated roofing area of the roof.

2. The computing systems of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more computer systems to use a current location of the user device to identify the geographic location of the structure.

3. The computing systems of claim 2 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more computer systems to present an interactive map of the current location of the user device on the user device and a user selects the structure by marking the structure with an indicator.

4. The computing systems of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more computer systems to use the one or more images of the structure to generate a three-dimensional model of the structure.

5. The computing systems of claim 4 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more computer systems to include a representation of the three-dimensional model in the report.

6. The computing systems of claim 4 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more computer systems to allow a user to show representative building materials applied to the three-dimensional model.

7. The computing systems of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more computer systems to determine the pitch of the roof by analyzing a combination of at least one image obtained with the user device and at least one aerial image.

8. One or more non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of computer executable instructions for running on one or more computer systems that when executed cause the one or more computer systems to:

identify a geographic location of a structure;

generate a three-dimensional model of the structure by analyzing one or more images showing the structure, at least one of the one or more images showing the structure obtained with a user device;

determine a pitch of a roof of the structure by analyzing one or more images showing the roof, at least one of the one or more images showing the roof obtained with a user device, the analyzing further comprising:

receiving a marker from a user that overlays the image and identifies a facet of an object for which the pitch is to be determined, the marker adjustable to indicate an angle of the facet;

calculating the pitch of the facet of the object using the indicated angle; and

adjusting the calculated pitch of the facet of the object based on an orientation value of the user device and a position of a point of the marker on the image, wherein adjusting the calculated pitch of the facet of the object comprises:

determining an angle of inclination of the user device; and

calculating an angular field of view based on a pixel displacement of the position of the point on the marker from a central pixel location of the image; and

generate a report for determination of an amount of materials needed for a construction project, wherein the report includes at least one image showing the structure and an estimated area for the construction project.

9. The computing systems of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more computer systems to use a current location of the user device to identify the geographic location of the structure.

10. The computing systems of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more computer systems to present an interactive map of the current location of the user device on the user device and a user selects the structure by marking the structure with an indicator.

11. The computing systems of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more computer systems to include a representation of the three-dimensional model in the report.

12. The computing systems of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more computer systems to allow a user to show representative building materials applied to the three-dimensional model.

13. The computing systems of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more computer systems to generate the three-dimensional model of the structure by analyzing a combination of at least one image obtained with the user device and at least one aerial image.

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